Discount supermarkets to claim 60% of grocery market as shoppers look to save

DISCOUNT supermarkets Aldi, Lidl and Netto are expected to increase their share of Britain's grocery market by 60 per cent in the next four years, as the credit crunch forces shoppers to make savings.

A new report by the Institute of Grocery Distribution predicts that the budget chains will generate nearly £7.5 billion of sales in 2012, compared with £4.5bn last year.

The slowdown has seen many middle class shoppers heading for cheaper stores.